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10 Awful Truths About Book Publishing by Piersanti
by, Jill Swenson
August 7, 2011

Steven Piersanti, the President of Berrett-Koehler Publishers, recently updated his 2009 report on the publishing industry earlier this summer. Previously I posted an essay here that referenced Piersanti’s points raised in 2009 and how authors could overcome the 10 big mistakes big publishers make (February 28, 2011). Piersanti’s assessment in 2011 reflects the changes in technology and the economy in the past two years. In… [Read More]

Filed Under: Authors, Berrett-Koehler, bookstores, Borders bankruptcy, e-books, Kindle, marketing books, Publishers, Publishing industry, Steve Piersanti, Writers
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